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History of Asia, A, 6/E
Rhoads Murphey, University of Michigan

ISBN-10: 0205649165
ISBN-13: 9780205649167

Publisher: Pearson
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 552 pp
Published: 11/03/2008
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A History of Asia is the only text to cover the area known as "monsoon Asia"--India, China, Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan--from the earliest of times to the present.

Written by leading scholar Rhoads Murphey, the book's extensive analysis integrates the complex and diverse political, social, intellectual, and economic histories of this area with an engaging and lively style of writing. Popular because of its scope and coverage, as well as its illustrations, maps, and many boxed primary sources, the new edition of A History of Asia continues as a leader in the field of Asian history.

Features

Chapter introductions and conclusions that alert students about important issues and themes covered in the chapter.
Two thematic chapters (Chapter 2, "Asian Religions and Their Cultures," and Chapter 3, "Traditional Societies of Asia") that introduce students to important concepts discussed throughout the text, giving them a frame of reference within which to place the new information they encounter.
Primary source documents in each chapter that place students within the scene in a participatory way and that serve as examples of the kinds of documents with which historians work.
Reading Across Cultures features that emphasize cross-cultural comparisons.
A Closer Look features that examine topics in greater detail.
A chronology at the beginning of each chapter that provides students with a helpful overview of the sequence of events covered within the chapter.
Discussion questions at the end of each chapter that test student comprehension of the material and serve as an excellent prompt for in-class discussion.
Pinyin spellings, recognizable to most students, are used throughout the text.

New To This Edition

Expanded treatment of Central Asia throughout the text
Expanded coverage on the status of women in all Asian countries throughout the text
Five new Reading Across Cultures features, including:

Chapter 10: Women in Asia

Chapter 15: Imperialism and Asia

Chapter 16: The Rise of Asian Nationalism

Chapter 17: Sugar and Rubber: A Story of Overproduction

Chapter 20: India in the Global Market

Thirteen new Documents, including:

Chapter 6: Marco Polo on South India

Chapter 11: Letter to My Sons (by Gu Ruopu, 1632)

Chapter 13: “Through Each Other’s Eyes” (Japanese and Western views of one another in the

17th century)

Numerous text updates reflecting the latest scholarship and the latest events (for example, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the Chinese crackdown in Tibet)
Heavily updated Further Readings and Websites

Table of Contents

Contents by Country or Region

List of Maps

List of Documents

Preface

Author's Note to the Reader

About the Author

A Note on the Spelling of Asian Names and Words

Wade-Giles/Pinyin Equivalents

Map: Monsoon Asia

Chronology

Introduction: Monsoon Asia as a Unit of Study.

1. Prehistoric Asia.
2. Asian Religions and Their Cultures.
3. The Traditional Societies of Asia.
4. The Civilization of Ancient India.
5. The Civilization of Ancient China.
6. Medieval India.

7. Early and Medieval Southeast Asia.
8. China : A Golden Age.
9. Early, Classical, and Medieval Japan and Korea.
10. Mughal India and Central Asia.
11. New Imperial Splendor in China: The Ming Dynasty.
12. The West Arrives in Asia.
13. Manchu China and Tokugawa Japan.
14. The Rise of British Power in India.
15. The Triumph of Imperialism in Asia.
16. Subjugation, Nationalism, and Revolution in China and India.
17. The Struggle for Asia , 1920-1945.
18. Revival and Revolution in Japan and China.
19. Korea and Southeast Asia in the Modern World.
20. South Asia : Independence , Political Division, and Development.
21. Asia in the Twenty-First Century.

Acknowlegments

Index

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